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> No, he didn't.

Of course he did (and does). It's well known. Here's HN from 11 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20979343

I have personally read, in the last few weeks, over a dozen statements by women who were driven out of FSF by Stallman.

I don't even move in those circles. There must be many more who don't feel like speaking up and getting harassed by all the neckbeards.

Richard Stallman, Knight for Justice - Also Hot Ladies

https://miro.medium.com/max/4080/1*lDSkAjF1958TpEafxuJsLg.jp...

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> Of course he did (and does). It's well known. Here's HN from 11 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20979343

And I've personally spoken with 4 of them that say the exact opposite.

Drop some name please, accusations need proof.

> I don't even move in those circles

I do.

> Richard Stallman, Knight for Justice - Also Hot Ladies

Old joke, stupid sign, nothing severe, it's been there forever together with the sticker of Amnesty International (if you haven't noticed), nobody complained for ages, suddenly high paid engineers that without GCC wouldn't have the same high paid job complain that RMS makes them feel uncomfortable, even though they "don't even move in those circles"

Let's be serious, please don't make me quote Roger Murtaugh.

> And I've personally spoken with 4 of them that say the exact opposite.

The four that you know may not have attracted RMS' attention.

> Drop some name please, accusations need proof.

It's up to the alleged victims to go public, if they so wish, IMHO. (Though announcing un-sourced / anonymously-sourced claims isn't exactly a great thing either.)

> The four that you know may not have attracted RMS' attention

so he can control himself.

He doesn't just throw himself at every woman that comes around.

Just like the rest of us...

> It's up to the alleged victims to go public

Fact is, I don't think they even exist.

Not because victims do no exist in general, but because at worse RMS has been weird or inappropriate, but dangerous, threatening, scary or violent?

It never happened.

I'm sure.

Anonymous accusations should be treated as worthless for obvious reasons.

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